Study finds HIV/AIDS funding does not undermine health care services for other diseases

by: admin - May 4th, 2012   Filed under: HIV/Aids Add Comment

Study addresses long-standing debate about funding imbalances for global diseases

Deerfield, Ill. (May 2, 2012) — While the battle against HIV/AIDS attracts more donor funding globally than all other diseases combined, it has not diverted attention from fighting unrelated afflictions — such as malaria, measles and malnutrition — and may be improving health services overall in targeted countries, according to a study on Rwanda published today in the May 2012 edition of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Read More

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EAST AFRICA: Regional HIV Bill passed without criminalization clause

by: admin - April 30th, 2012   Filed under: HIV/Aids, News Add Comment
NAIROBI, 27 April 2012 (PLUSNEWS) – East Africa’s Legislative Assembly has passed a regional HIV/AIDS Bill that seeks to protect the rights of people living with HIV and harmonize regional legislation and policy on the prevention and treatment of HIV.

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DRC: Kinshasa fashion highlights lack of ARVs

by: admin - April 21st, 2012   Filed under: News Add Comment
KINSHASA, 3 April 2012 (PLUSNEWS) – Twelve HIV-positive women held a fashion show in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 30 March to highlight the plight of tens of thousands of people with HIV/AIDS, and challenge donors and the authorities to provide adequate treatment.

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New AIDS math could halve need for CD4 tests after ART in developing countries

by: admin - April 18th, 2012   Filed under: HIV/Aids Add Comment

In wealthy countries, antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed AIDS into an often-manageable chronic condition, as patients can receive both the therapeutics and the constant monitoring that ensures the therapies remain effective. Read More

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Researchers: Prevalence of improper condom use a public health issue worldwide

by: admin - February 22nd, 2012   Filed under: News Add Comment
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Problems with the correct use of the male condom, such as not wearing a condom throughout sex or putting it on upside down, are common in the U.S. and have become a major concern of public health officials. New research shows that countries around the world are facing similar challenges. Read More

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The ARV roll-out and the disability grant: A South African dilemma?

by: admin - February 21st, 2012   Filed under: HIV/Aids Add Comment

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Prior to the antiretroviral (ARV) drug roll out in 2004, people living with HIV (PLHIV) in South Africa received disability grants when they were defined as “AIDS-sick”. In the absence of available and effective medication, a diagnosis of AIDS portended disability. The disability grant is a critical component of South Africa’s social security system, and plays an important role in addressing poverty among PLHIV. Read More

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"Othering" the Health Worker: Self-Stigmatization of HIV/AIDS Care among Health Workers in Swaziland

by: admin - January 10th, 2012   Filed under: HIV/Aids Add Comment

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HIV is an important factor affecting healthcare workforce capacity in high-prevalence countries, such as Swaziland. It contributes to loss of valuable healthcare providers directly through death and absenteeism and indirectly by affecting family members, increasing work volume and decreasing performance. Read More

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Evaluation of knowledge levels amongst village AIDS committees after undergoing HIV educational sessions: results from a pilot study in rural Tanzania

by: admin - December 19th, 2011   Filed under: BMC International Health and Human Rights Add Comment

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Village AIDS committees (VAC) were formed by the Tanzanian government in 2003 to provide HIV education to their communities. However, their potential has not been realised due to their limited knowledge and misconceptions surrounding HIV, which could be addressed through training of VAC members. In an attempt to increase HIV knowledge levels and address common misconceptions amongst the VACs, an HIV curriculum was delivered to members in rural north western Tanzania Read More

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UNAIDS Data Tables 2011

by: admin - December 8th, 2011   Filed under: HIV/Aids Add Comment

The data tables describe in greater detail the progress being made against the HIV epidemic and the main challenges to achieving zero HIV infections and zero AIDS deaths. The data are drawn from country progress reports and will be updated regularly. This document reflects information found in the publication ‘Global HIV/AIDS response: epidemic update and health sector progress towards universal access: progress report 2011’, by UNAIDS, UNICEF and WHO.
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Prevention of AIDS-associated cryptococcosis in resource-poor areas

by: admin - December 4th, 2011   Filed under: The Lancet Infectious Diseases Add Comment

Although the incidence of cryptococcosis has substantially decreased in the developed world, it remains a very common opportunistic infection in the southern hemisphere despite expansion of programmes of antiretroviral therapy. The combination of high incidence and difficulties with treatment mean cryptococcosis is a common cause of death in patients with AIDS, The CDC analysis estimated that cryptococcal disease is associated with more than 500 000 deaths per year in sub-Saharan Africa alone.
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Children with HIV/AIDS falling through the cracks of treatment scale-up efforts

by: admin - December 2nd, 2011   Filed under: HIV/Aids Add Comment

[Geneva/New York, 1 December 2011] – Less than one-quarter (23%) of children with HIV/AIDS who need treatment are getting it, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the occasion of World AIDS Day (1 December 2011). Read More

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The role of ethnography in STI and HIV/AIDS education and promotion with traditional healers in Zimbabwe

by: admin - November 19th, 2011   Filed under: HIV/Aids, News Add Comment

This article explores the utility of ethnography in accounting for healers’ understandings of HIV/AIDS—and more generally sexually transmitted infections—and the planning of HIV/AIDS education interventions targeting healers in urban Zimbabwe. Read More

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